Islamic State claims murder of Hindu tailor
in Bangladesh (ABC News) May 1 - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the murder of a
Hindu tailor in central Bangladesh on Saturday, according to a US-based
monitoring group, amid a rise in attacks on religious minorities in the
Muslim-majority nation.

POLITICS

There is a God. And He votes for Malcolm
Turnbull (Daily Telegraph,
Sydney) Apr 30 – (Opinion: Joe Hildebrand) There’s not much faith left in Australian
politics these days but this week it emerged that there is a God and He votes
for Malcolm Turnbull.

RELIGION
& SOCIETY

Deradicalisation programs: do they work? (The Age, Melbourne) Apr 26 – (Opinion: Irfan Yusuf) A 16-year-old boy from suburban Sydney with no
criminal record has been charged with an offence whose maximum penalty is life
imprisonment.